Hamid Reza Sadr (Persian: حمیدرضا صدر; 19 April 1956 – 16 July 2021) was an Iranian football and film critic, journalist, author, university professor, historian, and economist.

He was especially scathing towards some films that incurred widespread critical disapproval, such as the work of Bahram Beizai and Masoud Kimiai.

[4] He translated From Reverence to Rape: The Treatment of Women in the Movies, the influential book by Molly Haskell, which was published in Zan-e Rooz magazine.

[5] The comprehensive analysis provided in this book gives refreshing, up-to-date introduction to those interested in Iranian cinema and its socio-political dimensions and history, observing recurrent themes and genres as well as highlighting lesser-known thematic concerns and figures.

He interviewed many famous actors, directors and film critics, including Anthony Hopkins, Peter O'Toole, Mike Leigh, Jim Jarmusch, Carlos Saura, Andrei Konchalovsky, Peter Wollen, Laura Mulvey, Jeffrey Noel Smith, John Gillett, Sohrab Shahid-Sales and Farokh Ghafari.